Good, about time people realize freedom of speech isn't something to hide behind while you insult someone or try to bring them down.
"The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins." Words to live by.

"I just wanted them to hand us our award! But they were just talk!, talk!, talk!......" - Wrathion

While I don't agree with what he did, how was he doing anything against the law?

Disorderly Conduct and Aggravated Menacing is what he was charged with, and both are very vague crimes but what he did falls under either/or. Usually when you are charged with one of these you show up for court, plead no contest and pay a fine. But I imagine the Judge - rightfully so - wanted to impress upon this forty-three fucking year old child that this is not how you behave in society.

terrible. we actually had this happen to our family a few years ago, a middle aged woman was mocking my little brother's autistic arm flapping in the handicapped section of watching the xmas parade at *disneyland* of all places, but certainly didn't try to send her to JAIL over it. crazy.

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Good, about time people realize freedom of speech isn't something to hide behind while you insult someone or try to bring them down.
"The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins." Words to live by.

Except he didn't swing his fist.

As I said, he's a fucking asshole but you don't get to be arrested for freedom of speech.

terrible. we actually had this happen to our family a few years ago, a middle aged woman was mocking my little brother's autistic arm flapping in the handicapped section of watching the xmas parade at *disneyland* of all places, but certainly didn't try to send her to JAIL over it. crazy.

Good, about time people realize freedom of speech isn't something to hide behind while you insult someone or try to bring them down.
"The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins." Words to live by.

I think you're being rude and need to go to jail for menacing society.

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